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Amounting to 78 deaths for Human Influenza in Mexico: Ssa
The Ministry of Health reported that based on the laboratory study of molecular biology, found that from March to May have been a total of 4 thousand affected with 008 cases of influenza A/H1N1 virus.
Thu, 21/05/2009 - 18:44
The latest death was on May 18. Photo: Reuters
Mexico City .- The Ministry of Health reported that based on the laboratory study of molecular biology, found that from March to May have been a total of 4 thousand 008 cases concerned with human influenza A/H1N1 virus in which 78 died in the past two months.
Although the Federal District government yesterday ordered an end to the surveillance and alert on this entity for more than 40 percent of cases, ie 578 thousand positive, the SSA emphasized that the country must maintain measures prevention, ranging from filters to the use of school transportation and cubrebocas scrum.
And while last Wednesday the president of Mexico, Felipe Calder?n wore tie hand and greeted the attendees in one of the acts of government, the Health Ministry said in a statement reiterated that "it is necessary to continue with frequent washing hands and avoiding hand and greeting kiss. "
The health authority, who is Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, reported in several press conferences to declare that the contingency beyond health must pass at least two weeks without a single case.
The first symptoms of the virus was detected on March 11 and May 18 to the other two were added to the updated statistics, confirming that, with the exception of May 16, everyday people have joined affected.
On April 27 was the date you found the largest number of people infected with the virus, with a total of 346, followed by April 26, 343. Towards the May 11, when it joined all the students in basic education, with the exception of 8 states to extend the suspension to 18, was reporting 68 new cases.
Hence, to date, the epidemiological behavior of the curve was as follows: May 12 there were 47, 13, a total of 30, 14 only 3, and 2 were 15, 16 there was none, was 17 1.
The first fatal case occurred on April 10 and the last on May 18. The date where there were more deaths, a total of 8, was the April 25, earlier in the month of May, there were 5 fatalities on the first day, three days plus 6, 2 and 3, giving a total of 9.
On the 78 confirmed deaths, the SSA explained that represent 1.9% of total cases, and only 7 of them the onset of symptoms occurred after April 23.
"Of the total deaths, 56.0% were women and 44.0% men. The 78.1% were between 20 and 54 years old. "
In 21 cases involved women dedicated to the home of 15 workers, 13 private employees, 7 students, 5 shopkeepers, 5 children, 4 professionals, 3 public sector employees, pensioners and 2 unemployed 3
A total of 33 deaths have been recorded in the Federal District (42.3%), 19 in the State of Mexico (24.4%), 6 in San Luis Potosi (7.7%), 4 in Hidalgo (5.1%), 3 in Tlaxcala ( 3.8%), 2 in Baja California, Oaxaca 2, 2 in Aguascalientes, 2 in 2 in Michoacan and Zacatecas (2.6% each). A death in Tabasco, Puebla and another one in Chiapas.
Common symptoms that people who had died were fever and cough in 88%, dyspnea or shortness of breath in 78.7%, and expectoraci?n attack in 57.3% overall.
The cases are distributed in 31 states, mostly concentrated in the Federal District, followed by San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico and Veracruz. Coahuila still free of confirmed cases.
An interesting aspect is that according to the SSA only 11 states maintain infection and death rates higher than the national rate of 3.7 per 100 thousand inhabitants, located in the first DF (17.8), Zacatecas (12), SLP ( 10.2), Hidalgo (9.7), Queretaro (7), Tlaxcala (5.8), Nayarit (5.5), Tabasco (5.2), Aguascalientes (5.1). Morelos (5.1) and Guerrero (4.2).
With respect to the global picture, the World Health Organization, the Center Disease Control (CDC) United States and Mexico is 10 thousand 844 reported cases of influenza A (H1N1), of whom 88 died, distributed in 41 countries.
The country with the largest number of confirmed cases is five thousand United States with 710, representing 53.6% of the world.
Amounting to 78 deaths for Human Influenza in Mexico: Ssa
The Ministry of Health reported that based on the laboratory study of molecular biology, found that from March to May have been a total of 4 thousand affected with 008 cases of influenza A/H1N1 virus.
Thu, 21/05/2009 - 18:44
The latest death was on May 18. Photo: Reuters
Mexico City .- The Ministry of Health reported that based on the laboratory study of molecular biology, found that from March to May have been a total of 4 thousand 008 cases concerned with human influenza A/H1N1 virus in which 78 died in the past two months.
Although the Federal District government yesterday ordered an end to the surveillance and alert on this entity for more than 40 percent of cases, ie 578 thousand positive, the SSA emphasized that the country must maintain measures prevention, ranging from filters to the use of school transportation and cubrebocas scrum.
And while last Wednesday the president of Mexico, Felipe Calder?n wore tie hand and greeted the attendees in one of the acts of government, the Health Ministry said in a statement reiterated that "it is necessary to continue with frequent washing hands and avoiding hand and greeting kiss. "
The health authority, who is Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, reported in several press conferences to declare that the contingency beyond health must pass at least two weeks without a single case.
The first symptoms of the virus was detected on March 11 and May 18 to the other two were added to the updated statistics, confirming that, with the exception of May 16, everyday people have joined affected.
On April 27 was the date you found the largest number of people infected with the virus, with a total of 346, followed by April 26, 343. Towards the May 11, when it joined all the students in basic education, with the exception of 8 states to extend the suspension to 18, was reporting 68 new cases.
Hence, to date, the epidemiological behavior of the curve was as follows: May 12 there were 47, 13, a total of 30, 14 only 3, and 2 were 15, 16 there was none, was 17 1.
The first fatal case occurred on April 10 and the last on May 18. The date where there were more deaths, a total of 8, was the April 25, earlier in the month of May, there were 5 fatalities on the first day, three days plus 6, 2 and 3, giving a total of 9.
On the 78 confirmed deaths, the SSA explained that represent 1.9% of total cases, and only 7 of them the onset of symptoms occurred after April 23.
"Of the total deaths, 56.0% were women and 44.0% men. The 78.1% were between 20 and 54 years old. "
In 21 cases involved women dedicated to the home of 15 workers, 13 private employees, 7 students, 5 shopkeepers, 5 children, 4 professionals, 3 public sector employees, pensioners and 2 unemployed 3
A total of 33 deaths have been recorded in the Federal District (42.3%), 19 in the State of Mexico (24.4%), 6 in San Luis Potosi (7.7%), 4 in Hidalgo (5.1%), 3 in Tlaxcala ( 3.8%), 2 in Baja California, Oaxaca 2, 2 in Aguascalientes, 2 in 2 in Michoacan and Zacatecas (2.6% each). A death in Tabasco, Puebla and another one in Chiapas.
Common symptoms that people who had died were fever and cough in 88%, dyspnea or shortness of breath in 78.7%, and expectoraci?n attack in 57.3% overall.
The cases are distributed in 31 states, mostly concentrated in the Federal District, followed by San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico and Veracruz. Coahuila still free of confirmed cases.
An interesting aspect is that according to the SSA only 11 states maintain infection and death rates higher than the national rate of 3.7 per 100 thousand inhabitants, located in the first DF (17.8), Zacatecas (12), SLP ( 10.2), Hidalgo (9.7), Queretaro (7), Tlaxcala (5.8), Nayarit (5.5), Tabasco (5.2), Aguascalientes (5.1). Morelos (5.1) and Guerrero (4.2).
With respect to the global picture, the World Health Organization, the Center Disease Control (CDC) United States and Mexico is 10 thousand 844 reported cases of influenza A (H1N1), of whom 88 died, distributed in 41 countries.
The country with the largest number of confirmed cases is five thousand United States with 710, representing 53.6% of the world.